Page 9: Historical Events In 1976

Jun 14   "Gong Show" premieres on TV (syndication)   

Jun 16   Francis E Meloy Jr, US ambassador to Lebanon, kidnapped and killed   

Jun 16   Student uprisings begin in Soweto, South Africa.   

Jun 19   US Viking 1 goes into Martian orbit after 10-month flight from Earth.   

Jun 23   CCN Tower in Toronto, tallest free-standing structure (555 m) opens   

Jun 25   Johnny Mercer, US songwriter (That old Black Magic), dies at 66.   

Jun 28   Stanley Baker, actor (Accident, Guns of Navarone), dies at 49   

Jun 29   Leonora Summers, entertainer, dies   

Jun 29   Seychelles gains independence from Britain.   

Jun 30   A Naval Aviator tradition came to an end when brown shoes were stricken from the officers' and chiefs' uniforms. The tradition initially distinguished the Brown Shoe Navy of the aviators from the black shoes of the surface officers.   

Jul 01   Kenneth Gibson, is inaugural black president of US Conference of Mayors.   

Jul 02   Formal reunification of North and South Vietnam.   

Jul 02   Frances Howard, actress (Swan, Shock Punch), dies at 73.   

Jul 02   Supreme Court ruled death penalty not inherently cruel or unusual   

Jul 03   103 hostages were rescued by an Israeli commando unit in a raid on Entebbe airport in Uganda. 106 hostages had been taken from a hijacked Air France airliner on its way to Paris from Tel Aviv. Seven pro-Palestinian guerrilla hijackers, 20 Ugandan soldiers and 3 hostages were killed in the raid   

Jul 03   Hans Bentz van den Berg, Dutch actor (Last Train), dies at 58   

Jul 03   Israel launches rescue of 103 Air France crew and passengers being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by pro-Palestinian hijackers.   

Jul 06   inaugural women enter Naval Academy   

Jul 06   Soyuz 21 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 5 space station   

Jul 07   Gustav Heinemann, German president, dies at 76   

Jul 07   Viking 2 goes into orbit around Mars   

Jul 09   Uganda asks UN to condemn Israeli hostage rescue raid on Entebbe   

Jul 11   In the Panama-Colombia Border Region, The foreshock, a magnitude 6.7, was followed by a major earthquake of magnitude 7.0 four hours later. Several injured and10 houses and 1 bridge were destroyed in the area.   

Jul 12   Ted Mack TV host (Original Amateur Hour), dies at 72   

Jul 12   Ted Mack, TV host (Original Amateur Hour), dies at 72   

Jul 13   Courtmartial begins in USSR for Valeri Sablin.   

Jul 13   Max Butting, composer, dies at 87   

Jul 14   In this year, Jimmy Carter claims Democratic pres nomination in NY.   

Jul 15   36-hr kidnap of 26 schoolchildren and their bus driver in Calif.   

Jul 15   Paul William Gallico, writer, dies at 78.   

Jul 16   Carmelo Soria, Spanish diplomat assassinated in 1976 by the Chilean DINA.   

Jul 16   Rock duo Loggins and Messina break-up after 6 years   

Jul 18   Thiokol conducts 2-min firing of space shuttle's SRB at Brigham, Ut.   

Jul 19   Gene Roth, actor (Rosie, Tormented, Nightfall), dies at 73   

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Jan 02   Hrysopiyi devetzi: Greek triple jumper   

Jan 18   Laurence courtois: Kortrijk belg, tennis star (1995 finalist jakarta)   

Jan 18   Vincent polvliet: Soccer player (fc utrecht)   

Jan 18   Damien leith: Australian idol 2006   

Feb 29   Bryan gillooly: Auburn ny, diver (olympics-96)   

Feb 29   Ja rule: American rapper and actor   

Feb 29   Emma barton: English actress   

Feb 29   Terrence long: American baseball player   

Jan 03   Mal evans: Beatles' roadie,   

Jan 04   Jan b cammans: Flemish actor (brothers karamazov),    

Jan 05   Georges e migot: French composer,    

Jan 08   Chou en-lai: China's pm (1949-76),   

Jan 10   Chester arthur burnett: Us blues pianist/harmonica player,    

Jan 11   Mervyn grell: Cricketer (test wi v england 1930, 21 & 13, 0-17),    

Jan 12   Agatha christie: Mystery writer (10 little indians),    

Jan 13   Margaret leighton: Brit actress (much ado about nothing),